title: Mitogenic effects of lectins on epithelial cells.
abstract: The specific binding of lectins to the carbohydrate moieties of glycoproteins and glycohpids on the cell surface has been shown to result in a variety of signal transduction processes (1,2). One of the most dramatic effects of the interaction of lectins with cells is mitogenic stimulation, e.g., the triggering of nondividing lymphocytes into a state of growth and proliferation (3) which has led to the extensive and successful use of lectins in the analysis of events occuring during lymphocyte activation and proliferation (4,5).
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rhodes